Took Max to the doctor this morning. He's been grumpy and inconsolable at night, back to getting up 3-4 times at night, not eating well, pulling his ear...all signs pointed to another ear infection. I wasn't sure though because he was also getting 6 brand new teeth. With no fever, I hesitated to go to the doctor, knowing all the symptoms could be teething related, but I decided to go ahead and take him in anyway because I wanted to talk to his regular doctor about his peanut allergy.
Turns out his ears are fine (for once!) and all of his symptoms were caused by him cutting a mouthfull of teeth. So that was great news. The doctor was happy to hear that he was going to have tubes put in next week and agreed with everyone that it should be the miracle cure we've been needing for some time.
When I told her what the other doctor told me to do at home with peanutbutter on Max's arm, Mitzi had the exact same reaction that I had "HE WANTED YOU TO DO WHAT??!?!" She was glad that I was hesitant to do it and told me not to get him anywhere near peanuts until we see an allergist. She gave me some names of allergists and also gave me a prescription for two epipens, one to keep in my purse at all times and one to keep handy at home.
Max is seeing the allergist next Monday for an allergy test. Mitzi seems to think that we will be able to find out from this test a) what other allergies he might have b) how serious the allergy is and b) whether or not there's a chance he'll grow out of it.
Poor kid, after he's subjected to the allergy test (a "prick test" on his back), he will go in for surgery on his ears the next day.
Poor little guy...and getting more teeth!
Good luck with the allergy test, hopefully it is quick and forgettable for him! Good luck also with the surgery. Hope you can stay calm during the whole thing. Keep us posted. We are thinking of you guys!
Posted by: Scott and Sara | June 16, 2009 at 04:18 PM